TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team return to the confines of Savage Arena for a Mid-American Conference matchup against Akron on Saturday, Feb. 15. Tipoff is at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
 
The Rockets are tied with Kent State and Buffalo for second-place in the MAC at 8-3, three games behind first-place Ball State. Toledo currently holds the tiebreaker over both Buffalo and Kent State.
 
The Rockets (17-5, 8-3 MAC) finished off a successful road trip with a 56-52 victory at Old Dominion in the MAC-SBC Challenge last Saturday. Toledo was led by Nan Garcia with 13 points, while Sammi Mikonowicz added nine and set a new season high with 14 rebounds. Tied at 49-49 in the fourth quarter, Khera Goss drained back-to-back buckets to give the Rockets the lead for good.
 
The Zips (9-15, 3-8 MAC) fell 60-36 at Georgia Southern on Saturday. Shelbee Brown led the Zips with 19 points for the game. Akron has lost eight games in a row and is 2-9 on the road this season.
 
Saturday's game will be the program's Rockets for the Cure for Susan G. Komen Northwest Ohio and the Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center. Fans are encouraged to wear pink. Saturday will also be Alumni Day and Toledo will recognize Sophia Wiard for her MAC Player of the Year award in the 2023-24 season.
 
Parking is available in parking areas 1, 2 and 10 with premium parking areas in 3, 4, 5, 6 and 18.
 
The Rockets won its first meeting this season vs. Akron with a 74-54 triumph in James A. Rhodes Arena on Jan. 4. Toledo has won 10 games in a row in the series.
 
Toledo (17-5, 8-3 MAC) vs. Akron (9-15, 3-8 MAC)
Saturday, Feb. 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Toledo, Ohio/Savage Arena | Live Stats | Tickets
 
WATCH: ESPN+ (Mason Lowry and Rhett Boyd)
LISTEN: The Varsity Network/WCWA 1230 AM (Jim Heller)
 
All-Time: Toledo, 52-14
Last Meeting: Toledo 74, Akron 54 – Jan. 4, 2025, Akron, Ohio

Home Sweet Home

• Toledo will play its first home game since Jan. 29, where the Rockets are 4-1 in conference games and 9-1 overall this season.
• Three of Toledo's conference home victories have come by double digits, with the Rockets pulling out double-digit wins over Kent State, Ohio and Bowling Green.
• The home-court advantage has also helped the Rockets win four home games in which they trailed in the fourth quarter.
• Toledo is averaging 4,281 fans at home games this season, 30th in the nation.

Rocket-Powered Defense

• The Rockets have held four-straight opponents and eight of their last 12 to below 50 points.
• Toledo is third in the MAC in scoring defense in conference games, with league opponents averaging just 59.3 points per game.
• The Rockets have allowed MAC opponents to shoot just 41.3% from the floor and make a league-low 40 three-pointers.
• Toledo has grabbed 26.2 defensive rebounds per conference game, third-most in the MAC.

Rebounding Rockets

• Toledo was +23 on the boards against Buffalo and +14 against Old Dominion last week.
• The Rockets are 19th in the country with a +8.2 rebounding margin, just 0.1 behind Kent State for the conference lead. Toledo moved up five spots after being 24th heading into last weekend.
• UT is also +7.9 in conference games, the second-best margin in the league (Central Michigan).
• During its five-game winning streak, Toledo has held Bowling Green (23), Miami (22), and Buffalo (22) to their lowest rebound totals of the season.
• Sammi Mikonowicz pulled down 14 rebounds against Old Dominion, the most for any Rocket this season.

Of Note

• Kendall Carruthers is averaging 13.4 points during the winning streak, shooting 8-of-13 (.616) from three over that stretch.
• Nan Garcia scored 11 points against Buffalo and 13 at ODU, scoring in double-digits in consecutive games for the first time this season. She shot 9-of-16 (.563) last week.
• Toledo has out-shot its opponent from three in every game during the streak. The Rockets are shooting 37.3% from distance in its last five games, while opponents are shooting 25.0%.
• Faith Fedd-Robinson is ninth in the league with 15 blocks.
• Toledo will reach 10 home wins for the fourth-consecutive season with a victory.